The shilling has this week touched an eight-month low of 103 units to the dollar on the back of high dollar demand partly driven by the high liquidity. The drop now raises the spectre of a rise in cost of living, given that Kenya is a net importer of goods. The biggest knock-on effect is […]

Kenya commercial Bank chief executive officer Joshua Oigara is set to be unveiled as the new CEO later this later to take over from his close buddy The Legend Bob Collymore who passed away after battling with cancer for about two years. Oigara is credited with super efficiency and corporate discipline at the banking giant […]

Former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph has made a comeback in an acting capacity following the death of Bob Collymore. The telco announced on Tuesday that Joseph will hold the position until the Safaricom Board makes communication on a permanent appointment. “The board is confident that during this transition, Mr Joseph will provide the necessary guidance […]

A popular hotel in the Lake-side city of Kisumu has sent home its entire staff following a tough business environment. According to Daily Nation, Sunset Hotel general manager Joseph Oduor explained that they resorted to the move after the hotel had continuously made losses for 15 years. He further revealed that the more than 50 […]

Kenya Airways CEO Sebastian Mikosz has announced plans to exit the airline by the end of this year. In a memo to employees, Mikosz said he was leaving on personal grounds. ‘It is my personal decision and I have obviously discussed it with board as well as with my family,’ reads part of the memo. […]

Details have now emerged of how Kenya loses over Ksh.50 million daily in traffic jams. According to a new report by the Institute of Economic Affairs Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) now says that the introduction of the Bus Rapid Transport System holds key to managing traffic especially in Nairobi. IEA further suggests a raft […]

By Haron Wachira Where doth my help come from? When my daughter asked me recently, “Dad, what has been your biggest challenge so far in business?” I immediately thought, Government. I closed down a manufacturing under bond warehouse because the customs officials would not give us peace unless we paid bribes — they found fault […]

By Phil Wesonga Safaricom’s market super-dominance which is primarily supported by illegal monopolistic tactics and diabolical predatory lending targeting poor people has driven it to insane profits of Sh63.4 billion in a poorly performing economy where commercial banks and manufacturing industries are closing shop . If there was any industry that required regulation, besides the […]